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What Burning Man's 10 Principles Can Teach You About Building Community

Higher Logic

Nope, this all began (on a much smaller scale) back in 1986 when friends Larry Harvey and Jerry James built an 8-foot tall human effigy and burned it on Baker Beach in San Francisco (population: 35). 6: Communal Effort. Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. A new trend? 7: Civic Responsibility. “We

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The Heart and Soul of Lean Impact: A/B Testing Experiments and Validated Learning

Beth Kanter

Use Scientific Methods: These include having a significant sample size, randomly selected groups and some split testing. Being sensitive to your stakeholder’s mindset is crucial for successful communication, as is being clear about what you convey. Shades of meaning hide around every corner. Cultural nuances abound.

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Association Brain Food: 7.8.22

Reid All About it

At MASAE, the discussion focused on the association predilection to return to ‘normal’ and in-person events, changing member preferences, and using technology more effectively to communicate with members. We saw nearly 2,000 registrants for WEC 2022 in San Francisco in-person and online. AMS basics. More info/register.

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See You at NTC 2012 in San Francisco Next Week!

Beth Kanter

Next week should be officially be named “Nonprofit Techie Week” in San Francisco! I will be facilitating a panel discussion with: Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Are you intrigued by infographics and how they could improve your communication strategy? Flickr Photo by Star Dust.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

labs have an adequate stock of the supplies used to extract genetic material from any virus in a patient’s sample — a critical step in coronavirus testing. The availability of those reagents is obviously being looked at,” he said, referring to the chemicals used for preparing samples. What’s the case-fatality rate for the virus? (05:31).

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

labs have an adequate stock of the supplies used to extract genetic material from any virus in a patient’s sample — a critical step in coronavirus testing. The availability of those reagents is obviously being looked at,” he said, referring to the chemicals used for preparing samples. What’s the case-fatality rate for the virus? (05:31).